out of square
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The crowd of art lovers sips sake out of square wood boxes in keeping with the night’s theme.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2023
There was no way the walls would rack out of square with the rigid foam in between the studs.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 6, 2023
The building has twisted over the last 100 years and is out of square.
From Time Magazine Archive
Instead he retreated to the farthest corner of the nursery, where he began building tall, wobbly towers out of square wooden blocks that he then proceeded to tip over with barely a hint of satisfaction.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
When the area is large the instrument will move through a large angle, and consequently, if square with AB to start with, it will be considerably out of square at the finish.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 1082, September 26, 1896 by Various
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